Search Engine Strategies Chicago

I’ll be attending Search Engine Strategies here in Chicago on December 3-6. This is the first time I’ve gotten the chance to attend an SES, so I plan to milk it for all it’s worth.

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Some Chicago shots

Some random pics from my walk downtown last Saturday.
1) Sears Tower
This is the Sears Tower as it can be seen from right about where I get off the train for work everyday.

2) River
This is the River Front just a few blocks north of my office

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CTA Brown Line during rush hour

To the Chicago peeps reading this, it will probably sound silly. Here in Chicago, being jam packed into a train is no big deal. In fact, it’s the norm. But to the friends and family back home (Reno, NV) reading this, it’s a MUCH different way of life.
Here’s my day in a nut shell…
I usually [...]

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Save Lincoln Square

The story of the eminent domain abuse case happening in Lincoln Square, a community in Chicago, is finally starting to heat up.

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Save Lincoln Square

If you haven’t yet heard about the Lincoln Square/eminent domain abuse story, you’ll definitely want click on through for a quick read.
Then, visit the official Save Lincoln Square site.
The following is a video of the city hall meeting put out by the common sense folks over at Sam Adams Alliance.

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Chicago government plans to steal private property

In a Chicago City Council meeting last week, it was confirmed that the City Council’s Committee on Housing and Real Estate is gearing up to take private property away from citizens in Chicago’s Lincoln Square.

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Chicago Civic Opera House

As mentioned in my previous post, my office is in the “office tower” of the Civic Opera House here in Chicago. Not only is this building a fascinating structure, it also holds a tremendous amount of History.
The building was built in 1929 by a man named Samuel Insull. As someone in my office explained it, [...]

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Chicago day 8

Yesterday marked the end of my first week in Chicago. It’s been a tough week because I started work with my new employer, Sam Adams Alliance, just three days after moving in. Because of the time crunch I’ve had to take care of a lot of “moving chores” at the end of the day virtually [...]

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